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Bittersweet Infamy

Bittersweet Infamy

By: Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso
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 Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—the bitter and the sweet. New episodes every other Sunday on the 604 Podcast Network! Support the show: ko-fi.com/bittersweetinfamy2020-2025 Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • #125 - The White Witch of Rose Hall

    #125 - The White Witch of Rose Hall
    Jun 1 2025

    Josie tells Taylor about Annie Palmer, the legendary murderous vodou matron whose ghost is said to haunt her Montego Bay plantation—and how her story wrestles with the true spectre of slavery in Jamaica. Plus: learn about Lapu-Lapu, the hero of Philippine resistance who crushed Ferdinand Magellan's dreams of circumnavigating the globe.
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • #124 - My X Father

    #124 - My X Father
    May 18 2025

    Guest host Kai Cheng Thom tells Josie and Taylor about the turbulent relationship between terminally online rich guy Elon Musk and his transgender daughter Vivian Wilson. Plus: look to the heavens as we memorialize the ill-fated Laika, the first dog in space.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #123 - The Wreck of the Titan

    #123 - The Wreck of the Titan
    Apr 27 2025

    In the finale of our Titanic April series, Taylor tells Josie about the discovery and exploration of the Titanic's wreck, and the deadly 2023 implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible. Plus: learn about Charles Joughin, the infamous "drunken baker" who seemingly survived the sinking of the Titanic with a bit of liquid courage.
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    1 hr and 39 mins
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